A 13-year-old Seabrook boy is back home after he was hospitalized in October with an illness that left him partially paralyzed.

A 13-year-old Seabrook boy is back home after he was hospitalized in October with an illness that left him partially paralyzed.

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Updated: 6:32 PM EST Dec 5, 2014

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WEBVTT WITH DAN AT HOME TODAY. AND IS HERE NOW WITH THE UPDATE. DAN HAS MADE SO MUCH IMAPPROPRIATE OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, HIS PARENTS ARE EVEN HAVING A HARD TIME SLOWING HIM DOWN. AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL OF THIS HE CONE EVEN GET OUT OF HIS HOSPITAL BED. BUT NOW AFTER A MONTH OF PHYSICAL THERAPY IN BOSTON, HE'S BACK WHERE HE BELONGS, AT HIS HOME IN SEABROOK. I WANT TO SEE IF THE -- TWO MONTHS AFTER 13-YEAR-OLD DAN DUGAN WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SEVERE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS, HE'S BACK WITH HIS FAMILY AND WALKING MORE THAN EVER. DAN IS SO HAPPY TO BE HOME. HE'S, I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM SO EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE. DAN'S DAD SAYS HE MISSED HIS OWN BED, HIS FRIEND AT SCHOOL AND THESE GUYS, HIS PET TURTLE AND THREE DOGS. HE'S FIVE, HE'S THREE, AND SHE'S TWO. DAN'S LEFT LEG AND LEFT SHOULDER ARE PARALYZED BY WHAT DOCTORS BELIEF WAS ENTEROVIRUS D68. DAN'S COME TO TERMS WITH THAT AND IS NOW PROUD OF WHAT HELPS HIM GET AROUND. THE BRACE HELPS ME WALK. DAN HEADED BACK TO SCHOOL WITH THE HELP OF A WHEELCHAIR THIS WEEK, BUT HE'S STARTING OFF SLOW. RIGHT NOW IT JUST HALF DAYS. HOPEFULLY AFTER THE NEW YEAR HE CAN GET INTO FULL DAYS. TEACHERS ARE HELPING HIM CATCH UP AND AS FOR HIS FRIEND THEY ARE HELPING TOO. THEIR SUPPORT CAN BE FOUND INSIDE DAN'S HOME ON HIS CHRISTMAS TREE. HAND MADE CRANES LINE THE BRANCHES OF THE SIGN OF HOPE. IT WAS INCREDIBLE, THEY HAD THAT MUCH THOUGHT FOR HIM, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF WHERE HE WAS AND HOW HE WAS STRUGGLING. THE ENTIRE TOWN OF SEA BROCK HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE BEGINNING, RAISING MONEY FOR DAN AND HIS FAMILY. THE BILLS HAVE BEEN MOUNTING AND WE'VE GOT TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOUSE. SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT, IT'S BEEN GREAT. DAN'S FAMILY KNOWS THE ROAD AHEAD IS LONG, BUT THEY'RE STAYING STRONG MUCH THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF THEIR SON. HE'S AN INCREDIBLE KID. HE'S TOUGH, HE'S KEPT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR THROUGH ALL THIS, HE'S AN INSPIRATION. PATRICK AND KATE SAY IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL HOW PERMANENT THE PARALYSIS IS, THEY'RE JUST FOCUSED ON GETTING HIM STRONG MUCH PHYSICAL THERAPY WILL CONTINUE FOR TWO MORE MONTHS AND EVEN THOUGH LIFE IS DIFFERENT NOW, THEY'RE HELPING

Boy recovering from paralysis: 'He's an incredible kid. He's tough'

A 13-year-old Seabrook boy is back home after he was hospitalized in October with an illness that left him partially paralyzed.